The Empire of Truth (sermon video)
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on Good Friday, 2015] Reading: John 18:28-19:8 Click here to watch this sermon, one of five preached by our clergy staff on Good…
Amistad como la mejor forma de amor
Hoy es el Día de la Madre. Ayer, yo regresé a California después dos semanas a una escuela de idiomas en Costa Rica–justo a tiempo para este día. Hice este…
Christianity Lite? Puhleeeez.
Back in 2003, when I decided to leave the Catholic Church and to be received into the Episcopal Church, people told me that I had chosen “Catholic Lite,” as in “all…
The Earthiness of the Risen Christ (sermon video)
Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on 4/19/2015 (Third Easter) Readings: 1 John 3:1-7 and Luke 24:36-48 Click here to watch a video of this sermon.
Talking to Jesus at Night: A Lenten Meditation
Talking to Jesus at Night Janine Schenone We rarely get glimpses of Jesus at night in the Bible. The two that come to mind are Jesus’ night in Gethsemane before…
Lenten meditation on hope
I have been reflecting a great deal upon hope in this Lenten season. This started when I preached on the second Sunday of Lent about the phrase “hoping against hope”…
To Live Is to Change
[Preached in Spanish at All Saints Church, February 15, 2015] There are two types of people in this world: those who embrace change, and those who do not. Guess which…
Vivir es Cambiar
[Predicado a La Iglesia Todos Los Santos el 15 de febrero, 2015] Hay dos tipos de personas en este mundo: los que abrazan el cambio, y los que no lo…
In Praise of Competition
“Competition” is a bad word to most spiritual teachers and theologians. Especially in feminist, womanist, and mujerista theology, competition is seen as a male, patriarchal value that leads to battle, destruction and…
Girl, Interrupted (by God)
God uses the ordinary to achieve the extraordinary. The idea is not for us to become great, but for us to become like Mary: To sing the song she sings: “My soul magnifies the greatness of God.”
Preaching in a Foreign Tongue
In my position at All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, I preach in Spanish once or sometimes twice a month. It’s a language I love but do not speak fluently…
Opening Doors to Heaven
Click here to see the video of the sermon I preached at All Saints Church on August 24, 2014. Texts: Isaiah 51:1-6 Matthew 16:13-20
Whose God Is It Anyway?
Click here to see the video of the sermon I preached at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on July 20, 2014. Readings: Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:12-25…
Liberation for the little ones
My brothers and sisters in Christ, The story we just heard about Abraham and Isaac is one of the most troubling stories in the Bible. The passage from the Book…
